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So far, few randomized trials are known for the role of folic acid or folate in depression. Folate added to antidepressant drug treatment offered limited evidence that folate has potential role in depression (Zhao et al. 2011). Some studies have reported utility of folic acid in treating depression (Watanabe et al. 2012) (Fig. 18.1).
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Saroya, A.S., Singh, J. (2018). Neuropharmacology of Nutritional Supplements. In: Pharmacotherapeutic Potential of Natural Products in Neurological Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0289-3_18
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